NCE Golden Apple Award Winners
The Golden Apple Award for Excellence in Teaching annually recognizes outstanding teachers and school leaders for having lasting, positive effects on students’ lives and school communities. Since the Golden Apple Foundation began recognizing outstanding Chicago-area educators annually in 1986, the National College of Education has had over 85 alumni receive this prestigious award.
| Award Year | Teacher |
|---|---|
| 1986 | C. Randall Fowler (Chicago) |
| 1986 | Charles Hamberg (Chicago) |
| 1989 | Lois Fisch (Chicago) |
| 1989 | Beverly Ruby (Chicago) |
| 1990 | Barbara Canady (Chicago) |
| 1990 | Chuck Sentell (Chicago) |
| 1992 | Jim Effinger (Chicago) |
| 1993 | Griselle Diaz-Gemmati (Chicago) |
| 1994 | Lillian Degand (Chicago) |
| 1994 | Susan Kajiwara-Ansai (Chicago) |
| 1994 | Susan Young (Chicago) |
| 1995 | Mark Larson (Chicago) |
| 1996 | Georgene (Jean) Sims (Chicago) |
| 1996 | Charles (Barry) Gold (Chicago) |
| 1997 | Clare Billingham (Chicago) |
| 1997 | Cheryl Chapman (Chicago) |
| 1997 | Nancy Dailey (Chicago) |
| 1997 | Tamera Foley (Rockford) |
| 1997 | Margaret (Peggy) Nadziejko (Chicago) |
| 1997 | Susan Vani (Chicago) |
| 1999 | Sandra Pye (Chicago) |
| 2000 | Carl Berg (Chicago) |
| 2000 | Shari Frost (Chicago) |
| 2000 | Lucy Klocksin (Chicago) |
| 2001 | Jim Arey (Chicago) |
| 2003 | Carolyn Grantham (Chicago) |
| 2003 | Margaret Pyterek (Chicago) |
| 2003 | Jennifer Santo (Chicago) |
| 2003 | Brian Sewell (Rockford) |
| 2003 | Debra Anderson (Rockford) |
| 2003 | Joan Tunnell (Rockford) |
| 2004 | Aaron Podolner (Chicago) |
| 2004 | Mary Hartshorn (Rockford) |
| 2004 | Sandra Tunison (Rockford) |
| 2004 | Venessa Simmons-Woods (Chicago) |
| 2005 | Mathias Schergen (Chicago) |
| 2005 | Jill Gontovnick (Chicago) |
| 2005 | Timothy Sughroue (Rockford) |
| 2006 | Sandy Lucas (Chicago) |
| 2006 | Ziomara Perez (Chicago) |
| 2007 | Megan Poynor (Rockford) |
| 2008 | Nancy Kotney (Chicago) |
| 2008 | Holly Bontkowski (Chicago) |
| 2008 | Martha Kaiser (Rockford) |
| 2008 | Amy Meier (Rockford) |
| 2009 | Michelle Mangold (Chicago) |
| 2009 | Megan Forsythe (Rockford) |
| 2009 | Lynn Marie Graczyk (Rockford) |
| 2010 | Aaron Reedy (Chicago) |
| 2010 | Patrice Turk (Chicago) |
| 2010 | Cindy Adami (Rockford) |
| 2010 | Shannon Anderson (Rockford) |
| 2011 | Judy Choi (Chicago) |
| 2011 | Arleta Ingram (Chicago) |
| 2011 | Gerard Kovach (Chicago) |
| 2011 | Kyle Radcliff (Chicago) |
| 2012 | Monique Blakes (Chicago) |
| 2012 | Pamela Kelly (Chicago) |
| 2013 | Michael D. Winebrenner (Rockford) |
| 2014 | Rozy Patel (Chicago) |
| 2014 | Margot Van Dyke (Chicago) |
| 2014 | Erin Salbert (Rockford) |
| 2015 | Sonya Fields (Chicago) |
| 2015 | Laurie Mayer (Rockford) |
| 2015 | Amy Orvis (Rockford) |
| 2015 | James Schoepski (Rockford) |
| 2015 | Christine Adler (Chicago) |
| 2015 | Fontane Thomas (Chicago) |
| 2016 | Tiffany Aurand (Rockford) |
| 2017 | Andrea Beaty (Chicago) |
| 2017 | Linda Julian (Rockford) |
| 2018 | Lisa Buchholz (Chicago) |
| 2018 | Katherine Koehler (Rockford) |
| 2018 | Meghan Dolan (Chicago) |
| 2018 | Lance Tuula (Rockford) |
| 2019 | Greta Kringle (Chicago) |
| 2019 | Erin Unander (Chicago) |
| 2020 | Jenine Wehbeh (Chicago) |
| 2020 | Mary Kovats (Chicago) |
| 2020 | Erin Salberg (Rockford) |
| 2021 | Megan Rice (Chicago) |
| 2022 | Rebecca Perry (Rockford) |
| 2022 | Kelli Houghton (Rockford) |
| 2022 | Robert Davis (Chicago) |
| 2023 | Addie Wilson (Rockford) |
| 2023 | Anquineice Brown (Chicago) |
| 2024 | Precious Allen (Chicago) |
| 2024 | Olga Nuñez-Johnson (Chicago) |
| 2025 | Mike LaScola (Chicago) |
| 2025 | Lisa Robinson (Rockford) |
| 2026 | Misty Richmond (Chicago) |
